Window-furnishing.



4 G. G. VOSBURGH.

WINDOW FURNISHING.

APPLIGATION FILED 00T. 21, 1910.

Patented Oct. 21, 17913.

cnLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. wAsHlNaTON. D, c.

muren sTAEN CHARLES C. VOSBURGH, 0F NORWOOD, OI-IIO.

i WINDOW-FURNISHING.

To aZZ "whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. Vos- BURGH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norwood, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a certainv new and useful 7inclow-Furnishing; and I do declare the fo-llowing to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, attent-ion being called to the drawing which accompanies this application and forms a part thereof.

This invention relates to a new and usefulV window furnishing and consists of the features hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l shows a window as it appears from the inside and dressed with the window furnishing here in view; and Figs. 2 and 3 are horizontal sections showing the window furnishing arranged and applied as contemplated by my invention.

In one of the styles of dressing windows, a so-called overdrape is used in connection with the common form of curtains, which arrangement has the usual curtains, mostgenerally of lace, and suspended from a pole. Said curtains are of sufficient width so that two of them may cover or close the window opening. In connection with these lace curtains, ornamental drapery is used which might be considered equivalent to supplementary curtains, and is usually called overdrape, because hanging down all the way over the curtains. These overdrapes are of less width than the regular curtain but of the same length, and are so arranged as to cover only part of the regular curtains eX- tending from one of the longitudinal edges inwardly, for which reason they are also called side hangings, and said side hangings are suspended accordingly, usually from another and independent pole from the pole carrying the regular curtains. The active ornamental effect of the side hangings is by contrast with the regular curtains, which contrast is obtained by using a different material for these overdrapes, as for instance madras, or it is brought about by dierence in color or figure, or by fabrics woven after different patterns. From the foregoing described arrangement, it will be seen that part of the curtains covered by these overdrapes is without effect, as far as appear- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1910.

Patented ct. 21, 1913.

Serial No.`588,267.

ance from the inside is concerned, and Vmight as well be absent,'since it serves no useful purpose.

The object of my invention is to do away with this covered and therefore invisible part of the curtain, and to provide a window .furnishing using one pole only, on the curtain order, which nevertheless produces the same effect as obtained by a complete set ofcurtains on one pole, and by an added pair of auxiliary curtains or overdrape on another pole, as above described. This object isattained by providing the curtainAproper and the ornamental curtain or over-drape B in one piece as shown in Fig. 2 and in which letter C designates the curtain proper, that is, it is the equivalent to the part of the curtains now covered by the overdrape, which.

results in a saving of material and a reduction of cost. The hanging of this improved furnishing is also simplified, since one pole as above referred to is necessary. In other words, instead of having four separate curtains, two curtains A, A, hanging on one po-le, and two curtains B, B, hanging on another pole, I simply have two curtains only, hanging side by side on one pole.

This composite curtain and over-drape or side-hanging may be one integral piece of material, the necessary contrast being obtained by dyeing one part of it, the one to represent the overdrape, of different color, or by weaving it of material of differentcolor, or by printing figures o-f differentcolor or shape upon it. 0r two pieces of equal length, but different material, or of different color, or covered with figures of different shape, might be edgewise connected by a seam, as indicated at fr in Figs. 2 and 3. The effect of the presence of an independent overdrape is heightened by forming plaits in the furnishing as shown at E in Fig. v3, the plait being formed in part D, so that the round edge which results appears to be the edge ofthe usual over-drape made et un independent piece ot' material. A short :senin :it the upper 'end renders this plait pernizinent.

It Will be noted tlnit With my improved window-fnrnishing the saine ornamental ef* feet may be produced with either Side.

Having described my invention, I ehiiln as new:

Combined Curtain and overdrape interior window hanging having the saine general aspect on both Sides .of 'the hangil-ig rcomprising a curtain portion olf substantial ywidth :ind an overdrzuge portion or side hanging of substantial width, said curtain `and `over- .drape portions beinroi` of dissimilar nppear- 15 ance and of equal length, arranged side by side with parallel, longitudinal edges and contained in one piece, a plait being formed Where the two portions come together, also arranged parallel to these longitudinal edges, 20 to off-set the overdrape portion against the curtain portion.

ln testimony whereof, I hereunto aiIiX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. CHARLES C. VOSBURGH. lllitnesses C', Seen GEL, T. Ln BEAU.

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